CSX Train Derails in East Louisville, Kentucky

January 17th, 2011 |

LOUISVILLE, KY – A CSX train derailed on Friday night, January 14, at about 10:30 p.m. at LaGrange Road and Chamberlain Lane, near the Ford Truck Plant in east Louisville KY.

CSX spokesman Bob Sullivan told reporters that the freight train carrying 85 cars and two locomotives was traveling on a side track and pulling into its last stop when seven cars derailed.

There were no injuries or leaks and rail traffic was not disrupted, Sullivan said. The area was cleaned up by early Saturday morning.

The cause of the accident has not been determined and an investigation is still underway at this time.

Source:
Wave3.com